Facilities: Mechanic Senior

Rochester Regional Health•Auburn, NY

7d•$21 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities Mechanic Senior coordinates, schedules, installs, maintains, repairs, and oversees mechanical-related work at Rochester Regional Health’s St. Mary's campus. The role performs skilled work maintaining, repairing, and servicing a variety of mechanical equipment. Routine maintenance, service, and repair work are carried out independently with minimal direction. The mechanic also provides direction and training to facilities staff as needed. Work ranges from minor construction and building repairs, equipment mounting, and adjustments to HVAC, lighting, outlets, plumbing fixtures, drains, and patient-care equipment, to maintenance and repairs of pneumatic tube systems, medical gas systems, automatic doors, and beds. The position performs preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshoots across trades, supports contractor activities, and assists with utility and equipment shutdown coordination. The role uses specialized tools and equipment and interprets plans, diagrams, specifications, work orders, and applicable codes and regulations. It implements safety and regulatory programs, including risk assessments, ICRA and PICRA plans, lockout/tag-out, confined-space procedures, and MSDS requirements. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with biweekly on-call duty. The work is based at the St. Mary's campus in Rochester, New York. The posted pay range is $21.00–$29.50; the posting notes that individual pay may vary based on position details and other factors.

Requirements

Five years of experience required.
Good working knowledge of all trades.
Strong troubleshooting skills across trades.
Attention to detail.
Strong communication and mentorship skills.
Ability to perform physically intensive work, including lifting materials up to 100 pounds, climbing ladders, crawling into tight spaces, and working on uneven, slippery, or elevated surfaces.
Ability to safely operate tools and equipment with strong motor coordination, balance, spatial awareness, and visual and auditory alertness.
Ability to work amid potential exposure to extreme temperatures, dust, fumes, loud noise, and mechanical hazards; PPE and periodic physical examinations may be required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a health care setting is preferred.
ASSE 6040 Medical Gas Certification preferred.
American Welding certification preferred.
Asbestos Certification for Operations & Maintenance preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, schedule, and oversee mechanical-related work tasks.
Perform mechanical work ranging from minor building, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and patient-care equipment repairs to more complex pneumatic tube, medical gas, automatic door, and bed maintenance and repairs.
Lay out special mechanical system projects and make necessary upgrades to mechanical distribution equipment and systems.
Provide troubleshooting support for other trade fields as needed.
Operate specialized tools and equipment to troubleshoot and resolve mechanical problems.
Read, interpret, and use plans, schematic drawings, line diagrams, specifications, and work orders to determine work requirements and actions.
Interpret NFPA codes and other mechanical-field regulations to make decisions that result in compliant work.
Use advanced mechanical skills and knowledge to train other staff.
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on essential mechanical equipment and systems.
Assist department leadership in managing contractor work activities.
Direct operations staff when necessary, as directed by leadership.
Assist leadership in coordinating utility and equipment shutdowns for tasks and projects.
Implement risk assessments, ICRA and PICRA safety plans, lockout/tag-out, confined-space procedures, MSDS, and other regulatory programs to support compliance.